SQL injection in Modern Events Calendar plugins via mec_fes_csv_export
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 7.37.0 and Modern Event Calendar Pro WordPress plugin before 7.37.0 do not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement (CWE-89). An authenticated user with minimal privileges, Subscriber or above, can inject SQL commands to read or manipulate the database. The source description does not state exploitation in the wild, but a public exploit link is listed in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 7.37.0, Modern Event Calendar Pro WordPress plugin before 7.37.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing authenticated users with minimal privileges (Subscriber and above) to perform SQL injection attacks.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Modern Events Calendar Lite | before 7.37.0 | 7.37.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Unknown | Modern Event Calendar Pro | before 7.37.0 | 7.37.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Modern Events Calendar Lite VendorUnknown Affected before 7.37.0 Fixed in 7.37.0 Patch available CNA
- Modern Event Calendar Pro VendorUnknown Affected before 7.37.0 Fixed in 7.37.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Modern Events Calendar Lite to version 7.37.0 or later and Modern Event Calendar Pro to version 7.37.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Modern Events Calendar Lite (Unknown) Fixed in 7.37.0
- Fix · CNA Modern Event Calendar Pro (Unknown) Fixed in 7.37.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Modern Events Calendar Lite 7.37.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76036 Sensitive data disclosure in Modern Events Calendar Lite pluginPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96534
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-4723-cp2j-hhv7
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-96534 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96534 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4723-cp2j-hhv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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